Vocabulary Word
Word: virile
Definition: manly; having masculine spirit or strength; full of strength
Definition: manly; having masculine spirit or strength; full of strength
Sentences Containing 'virile'
The American has dwindled into an Odd Fellow--one who may be known by the development of his organ of gregariousness, and a manifest lack of intellect and cheerful self-reliance; whose first and chief concern, on coming into the world, is to see that the almshouses are in good repair; and, before yet he has lawfully donned the virile garb, to collect a fund to the support of the widows and orphans that may be; who, in short, ventures to live only by the aid of the Mutual Insurance company, which has promised to bury him decently.
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